 The Tragedy of Mariam

The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean-era drama written by Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland, and first published in 1613.There is some speculation that Cary may have written a play before "The Tragedy of Mariam" that was lost, but most scholars agree that "The Tragedy of Mariam" is the first extant original play written by a woman in English.